2019 OLYMPIC TEAM SELECTION TEST Class11CA (7 pages) Mã A161423

Full name: Class: 11CA 2019 OLYMPIC TEAM SELECTION TEST A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS : Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.

WORD CHOICE 1. There seemed to be a(n) ……… of companies catering for the over-sixties who often have the leisure and the income to take advantage of opportunities for travel. a. void b. dearth c. emptiness d. richness 2. An article published recently is shedding new light on an important, but …………. little appreciated aspect of human evolution. a. therefore b. nevertheless c. retrospect d. hitherto 3. He never does any exercise. He is ……………. idle. a. bolt b. bone c. log d. gust 4. A: Did you find anything out? B: No, not a …………….’ a. sausage b. hotdog c. hamburger d. fish chip 5. The chairman is back in the ……… after his heart attack. a. boat b. saddle c. wave d. tide 6. Sam’s been prowling about like a ……….. animal all morning. a. confined b. limited c. caged d. captured 7. My children have never shown an interest in music, much …………….. a. with respect b. from my failure c. to my chagrin d. in my disappointment 8. Would you like a ……………. of chewing gum? a. slice b. leaf c. sheet d. stick 9. We knew the department would be a sacrificial ………….. when the time came to cut staff. a. lamb b. cat c. donkey d. deer 10. She marched into the shop, as bold as ……….., and demanded for her money back. a. bass b. grass c. brass d. glass 11. When the teacher told the children to sit down and be quiet they _____ obeyed him. A. preservingly B. craftily C. favorably D. grudgingly 12. I couldn’t hear what he was saying on the phone because of the _____ behind me. A. din B. matter C. stench D. orchestration 13. He knew from experience how _____ it was to argue with his parents. A. futile B. commendable C. appalling D. rigorous 14. Is there any way of getting around this bureaucratic _____? A. impediment B. stalemate C. deadlock D. bottleneck 15. When David started university he had to _____ the nest and live alone. A. flee B. kick C. rush D. fly 16. Adams was asked to speak to the workers on the management’s behalf, as he was regarded as having _____. A. a jaundiced eye B. the upper crust C. the common touch D. a clean slate 17. We feel sorry for the old woman. Her son visits her _____, but usually she’s all alone. A. unevenly B. extravagantly C. sporadically D. erratically 18. The underlying message of the film is that love _____ everything else. A. transcends B. surpasses C. overtakes D. outstrips 19. Shortly after the lightning, there was an enormous _____ of thunder. A. smack B. clap C. snap D. click 20. She became _____ and _____, hardly speaking to anyone. A. garrulous / broody B. withdrawn / pensive C. undemonstrative / placid D. secluded / angst-ridden PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPPOSITIONS 21. Mr. Wilson’s ……………the high jump. He has been caught fiddling the accounts.

a. in b. at c. for d. off 22. Stop wasting time. Get to my office ……………the double. a. on b. for c. in d. to 23. We’ve zeroed ……………on the real problem – we don’t save enough money. a. up b. for c. in d. to 24. Inside your passport, you should write the name of your next ……………kin.

a. in b. to c. for d. of 25. All the members of the board were ……………themselves to please the chairperson.

a. coming about b. jumping over c. carrying off d. falling over 26. ……………mutual consent, they kept their divorce secret from their children.

a. By b. With c. On d. In 27. The area of investigation was roped ……………and marked ……………with luminous tape.